Printing-telegraph.



No. 785,076. PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

' J. 0. BARCLAY.

PRINTING TELEGRAPH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.1.1904.

Joan

l atented March Q1, 1905 FFIQE,

-L i OF NEW' YORK, N." Y.

RiNT-me-T LEGRAPH.

ermine/anon formingm or Letters: Patent No. 735,079 dates March 21, 1905. Y Application flled-lllarch 1,1904. Serial Ila. 196,024.

To dZLwhm rt in may concern: Be it known that I, J OHNC. BARCLAY, a citizen of the United'States, residing at New York,

1 in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Prin'ting- 'lelegraphs; and .i do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of thef'same, such .as will enable othersskillcd-il'i the art to which IO it'appertains to make and use the same. I

My invention relates to printingtelegraphs,

and embodies certain improvements over the system set forth in n' ylat ent No. 758,732,

, dated May 3, 19041 in the present system, as

that ofmyjsaidf mtent, I employ'for the transmission oi, tl 1e messages success ons of currentpulses, which are the sam'e n number for'allthe characters, but vary in length, andthese pulses are usually, but not necessarily,

alternately of oppositedirections. For transmitting the charactersof theEnglishalphabet I employ six pulses for each message or character, whichenables me to operateatwill any one of the thirty-two rnagn-ets, thus permit- .ting the transmission of all the lettcrsof the al phabet and leaving a margin for transmission of punctuatiom'n' arksand for the operation 'ofspacing, carriage-return, shift, and paperfeed mechanism; The particular magnet corresponding to each message transm tted s-selected by the action ofprii-naryand secondary selecting-relays, a sunflower, and a separator relay,as-hcreinai ter described. 7 Myinvention consists in closing the circuit through coi'itact-points of the selectingrelays to theprinting-magnet selected throughacontact of the sunflower itself, in delaying com- 'pletion of the restoring-circuit during the operation otthe carriage-return mechanism .40

until the'carriagehas returned to its starting point, in improved means for operating the spacing mechanism without the operation of the selecting-relays, in improved shift mechanism, and, generally, in the features of invention hereinafter set forth, T and particularly pointed out in the claims.

' The objects of my invention'ar'eto improve and simplify printing telegraphsystems and apparatus and to render same more certain and rapid in their'operation,

plctc retit'rn of the carriage to its starting and to-impro've thc'shift mechanism.

1 will now proceed to describe my'inven'tion with reference to the accompanying drawing, which shows diagrammatically one embodiment of myinve'ntion comprising circuitsand apparatus for operating the mechanism of an electric printer or type-Writer. I do not illusv trate the said printer or type writer itself,-as I am not limited to. the use of any particular machine of that character, but may use any of several'such machines which are well known.

Referringjnowtothe drawing, signals incoming over the line-wire 5 actuate a Inain= line relay 4, which is the primary actuating element of'my printingrtelegraphand is the only'elemenjt of such telegraph in the ,mainline circuit. This main-line -relay may of course be difl erentially wound to 'p'ermitof positiorrto improve thespacin g mechanism,-

duplex or quadru plex operation the sameas an ordinary main line teleQ'raph-'- relay. The main-line signals for operating this relay 4: maybe produced by a hand-key orby a key board-transmitter or byany other suitable means. This particular line-relay 44 shown is of the polar type, being arranged to be actuated by changes of direction of current in the line-circuit; but obviously it may be a neutral relay instead, arranged to be operated by rise and fall of the line-current. Main-line relay 4 controls two local circuits 6 and 7, connected to opposing contact-points of the main-line relay, both of which circuits pass'through.

coils of a neutral relay 8, termed the sepa- -rator-relay, through opposing coils of a magnet/9 operating escapement mechanism of the sunflower, hereinafter described, and'through asynchionizer-magnet 28 to ground at 10. A battery 11 or other suitable source of electrical energy is connected to ground-and to the armature ofmain-line relay 4. One or the other of circuits 6 and 7 'is' completed through battery 11, according as the, saidarmature of relay-4 is in contact with therig-ht- 9 hand or left-handcontact of said relay. The

main-line relay 4 is very rapid. inaction and.

operates for each pulse produced in, the main line, whether short or long. The separatorto insure. comi relay is more sluggish in action and completes oo tooth.

the circuit which it controls only when a long i that none of these circuits through the magpulse is sent over the line. relay, however, it completes its circuit each time there is a long pulse, whether it be positive or negative. The circuit controlled by separator-relay 8 passes from ground at13, through, battery 14, the armature of separator-relay 8, and conductor to a plate 16 of the sunflower, to which the first five contact:

points 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 of that sunflower are electrically connected. This sunflower is of the type described in the patent to Bankingham, No. 544,347, dated August 18, 1895, and con'sists of contact-points 17, 18,19, 20, 21, and 22, adapted to be actuated successively by teeth of aratchet-wheel 23 during movement of said wheel through the space of one Said ratchet-wheel is mounted upon a shaft 24, upon which is also mounted an escapement-wheel 25, having three times the number of teeth of ratchet-wheel 23 and controlled in its movement by the escapement-' v 9, through which circuits 6 and 7 pass, beingoppositely wound, alternate pulses in thesecircuits will cause the vibration of the escapement-anchor 26, and six such pulses, permittingrotation of escapement-wheel 25 through the space of three teeth, will advance ratchetwheel 23-through the space of one'tooth, causing contact-points 17 to 22 to complete their respective contacts successively and complet- Being a neutral ing one cycle operation of the sunflower. The

shaft24 of the sunfloweris driven by any suitable device, such as a spring-motor or friction drive,which will permit intermittent motion of said shaft. Magnet 28 beneath the sunflower is a synehronizer-magnet operating an armature-lever 29, having a hook adapted to engage the teeth of ratchet-wheel 23. The' function of this synchronizer is fully described in the patent to Buckingham, No. 544,347, and need not be further described here, since its description is not necessary for the understanding of the operation of the apparatus. Indeed, if automatic correction-of the operation of the apparatus for loss of synchronism between the receiver and transmitter is not desired this synchronizer may be omitted.

It was stated above that the metal frame 16, carrying contact-points 17 to 21, is connected by conductor 15, passing through contacts of separator-relay 8, with battery 14 and thence to ground. These contact-points 17 to 21, in-

clusive, which may be termed ele'ctor-con tacts, when operated by the movement of ratchetwheel 23 complete circuits successively from the contact-points of separatorrelay 8 through conductors 30 to 34, respectively, leading to the magnets of polar selecting-relays 35, 36, 37 38, and 39, respectively, and thence through a common return-conductor 4 ,-round at 41; but it will be seen nets of the polar selecting-relays will be closed unless at the instant when any one of those circuits is closed through the sunflower the transmission of a long pulse through the line has caused separator-relay 8 to complete the circuit through battery 14 to ground at 13. Polar selecting-relays to 39, inclusive, control circuits of secondary selecting-relays 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46, respectively, the contactpoints of which are connected in tandem in the order named, the five series of contactpoints forming an arithmetical progression. In my said former application each secondary selecting-relay has but one movable contactpiece, there being therefore two relays in series 43, four relays in series 44, eight relays in sqies 45, and sixteen relays inseries 46. In mypresent system 1 illustrate the employment of an alternative and equivalent construction'xinvolving the mounting of a plurality of contact-points on the relay-armatures, so

that there is but one relay 43, one relay 44, two relays 45, and four relays 46, each of the. relays 44, 45, and 46 having four contactpoints. It of course will be practicable to mount a greater number of contact-points upon the armatures, and thereby to red uce the number of relays and 46. The electrical ctfect however, is the same, whether each contact-point is operated by an' independent magnet or whether a plurality of contactpoints of the same series are grouped together for operation by a single magnet. The primary selecting-relays 35 to 39, inclusive, each controls a circuit of a corresponding secondaryselecting relay or relays. ling-circuits of these secondaryselecting-relays 42 to 46, inclusive, are normally'broken; but the armatures of. the several primary selecting-relays are connected by amultiple-current lead 49 to a battery 50 and to ground, and when themagnet of any one polar selecting-relay is energized by a current passing through the sunflower and its armature is deflected said The control polar selecting-relay completes the circuit relays to their normal positions, breaking the circuits of thesecondary selectingrelays 42 to 46, inclusive. ranged to be completed by a restoring-relay 53 after circuit is completed through the sixth contact-piece 22 of the sunflower, as hereinafter described. 1

Referring now to the secondary selecting- This restoring-circuit 52 is arwin - relays areconnected in tandem'as follows: Re-

. 'therethrough of an energizing-circuit.

'is the circuit of conductor'54 and is completed, and the particular magnet selected is enernets,

relays 42 to 46, the armature of relay 42 is connected to a circuit 54, arranged to be conneeted through the sixth contact22 of the sunflower to a battery 55 and thence to ground at 56 The contacts of the secondary selectinglay 42 has two contact -points connected by conductors 58 and 59,-res11ectivel y, to movable The-fixed contact-points 0i relays 46 are connected to magnets 60, termed printing-magor to other magnets hereinafter mentioned. e 4

It will be seen that by means of the various secondary selecting-relays 42 to 46,, inelusive, any one of the various magnets'60- maybe selected at will-for the comriletion This giZed-upon the closing of the sixth sunflowercontact f.2.

circuit 54 was'elosed by a separate relay -operated by a circuit passing tl'iroug'l'i the sixth sunflower-contact, to a multiple branchof which circuit was connected the restoringrelay 53, the said relay controlling circuit 54 being arranged to operate more rapidly than said restoring-relay, so that circuit 54 is com- .pleted through whichever magnet has been selected before the armatures of the secondary selecting-relays are returned to normal as a result of the completion of the restoringcireuit 52. Instead of employing a separate relay for completing the circuit 54 i now complete said clrcuit-tln-ough the sixth co'ntact-point of the sunflower, thereliy obtaining a greater margin ot'tinie for the opera.-

tion of whicl'iever magnet (H) has been selcct-' .ed and permitting the apparatus as a-whole to operate more rapldly.

(Mr/"21mm return. I "The carriage caret in the platen or printing-roller of the machine may be ofany-suitahle construction and may be arranged to he returned to its. starting- ,point at will by any'suitahle means, such as a l have shown this lever as provided at one spring or motor. lt is'not necessary; thercfore, to illustrate the carriage and its returoing mechanism in detail, and only a portion of the carriage -;uz.,'one end of the platen is illustrated diagrammatically in the drawing,' being designated by humor-21168.

The return of the carriage is governed by an electricallyoperated detent mechanism, of which 61 in the-drawing designates theirnagnetand 62 the armaturedevcr thereof. lnfthe drawing end with a diagrammatic represcntationof a In my said formersystem this' in the same manner as the various printingmagnets 60 by "the secondary selecting-re- .lays, and "the circuit through this carriagereleas e, magne t will he completed through the sixth contact of the sunflower when. the par tieular message which causes the secondary selecting-relays to select the carriage-release magnet is transmitted. In the arrangement of contact-points shown in the drawing this message is one in which all of thesiximpulses are dashes, so that all of the secondary selecting-relays are operated; but of course Since the re-;''

other-messages may be used.

storing-relay; normallycloses the restorlug-circuit 52 of the primary selecting-relays 35 to 3.9, inclusive, immediately after the closing of the circuit through the sixth sunflower-contact and since it is important that when thecarriage-return mechanism --is opera-ting the carriage-release magnet-shall not be denergized until the-carriage has returned to its starting-point, I'provide the armature circuit of the carriage-release magnet 61 a contact-lever 66, normally in contact with;

the stop'67, but arranged to he moved mechanically out of contact with such stop 67 when thecarrlage68' (shown diagrammatically only in the drawing) has i'eturned eompletely to its starting-point. "The operation .oi this m'eehanisnr is as follows: Upon the transmission of the particular message which results in the energizatlon of the carriage-release magnet 61 the armature 62 of said magnet is attracted, thereby breakingbetween contact-points 64 and '65 the restoring-circuit,

which otherwisewould he coinpleted almost iooimmediately through the opcrationof the restoring-relay 53 following thecompletion'of the sixth sunflown-contact. 'lhe' restoringcircuit remainsbroken until when the car:

riage has reached its extreme ri'glit-l1and1poically operates c( mtact-poin t .66, thus hrcalc ing; the circuit through the carriage-release magnet, permitting: the armature 62 to fall and close the restoring-circuit. 52. This restoring-circuit is still closed through relay 53,

since the si \ith "contact 22 of the sunflower re mains'closcd until the .iirst pulse of the next sition or starting-point said carriagemecharr.

fis

snceg-iedimg characteris transmitted, and therefore uponthe dropping of the armature 62 the restoring-circuit will be completed and the primary and secondaryselceting relays returned to normal condition. As soon a s'another characteris transmitted andthecarriage begins its movement contact. between points 66 and 67 will be closed again. s e g.---For spac1nge. a.

r forming carr1age-detent 63. v Magnet 61 is controlled I.spaceshetweenwords, sentences,and thelike-- lemployamcssagecomprising sixdots, which l transmission of a spacing-signal does not op message therefore does not cause the operation crate the spacin mechanism, (the circuit to of any of the selecting-relays, although itdoes spacing-magnet lU being then broken at concause the operation'of the sunflower. Circuit tact 72,) but does operate lever 77, thereby is completed upon the closing of the sixth sunflower-contact 22 through a back contact of one of each of the fi ve series of second aryselecting-relaysand a circuit 69 to aspacing-magnet 70, which may operate suitable spacing mech- I through the sixth sunflower-contact and the back contacts of the secondary selecting-relays to the spacing-magnet 70 upon the return of thearmatures of the said secondary selecting-relays to normal after the transmission of each character. This spacingrelay 71 is connected in multiple with restoring-relay in a circuit-closed by the completion of the sixth sunflower-contact, and like relay 53 relay 71. is somewhat sluggish, so much so that upon the transmission of a message consisting only of dots it permits the circuit of magnet l) to remain closed long enough for the operation of the spacing mechanism, but nevertheless breaks said circuit of magnet 70 after the: transmission of any signal which causes the operation of one or more of the secondary selecting-relays before through the operation of the restoring-relay 53 the armatures of said secondary selecting-relays can have reached their back-stops.

S/Ifflf nwc/mnism.---This mechanism may be either a carriage-shift or type-shift, as preferred.- In the drawing 1 have indicated diagrammatically a typeshift; but it will be understood that I do not limit myself thereto. This shift mechanism 73 comprises a magnet 74, ;n'ranged to be energized upon the transmission of a suitable corresponding selective signal and when energized to attract its armature 75, thereby operating the shift mechanism. ln'the drawinglhave indicated diagrammatically a type-wheel 76, arranged to be shifted by this movement of the armature. The shift mechanism is held in its shifted position by a detent-lever 7", controlled by a magnet 78, which magnet is located in a multiple branch 79 of the spacing-circuit 69, which branch, however, does not pass through contact 72 of the shift mechanism. By this ar rangementl am able to use the ordinary spacing-signal for releasing the shift mechanism and permitting it to returnto nonmal condi tion. When the shift-mechanism is in normal position, detent-lever 77 is operated in unison with the spacing mechanism of magnet 70 each time a spacing-signal is set, but operates idly; but when the shift mechanism has been oper-. ated and is held locked by the detent 77 the releasing the spacing mechanism and permitting it to return to normal position.

1 bye/' feed. -For operating paper feed mechanism I employ a magnet 80 in 'one of the circuits controlled by the selecting-relays, which circuit, like the circuit of the magnet 60, will be completed when the corresponding message is transmitted. No particular paper feed mechanism isillustrated, and any mechanism suitable for the purpose may be employed. v i

In the above arrangement of circuits and apparatus I have employed the spacing-circuit for operating the shift-release; but it will be obvious that I may use any other circuit instead. I prefer, however, to employ the spacing-circuit for releasing the shift mechanism, since this spacing-circuit operates especially rapidly.

The following will serve as an illustration of how any-one of the various magnets may .be selected at will. Suppose that the particular magnet to be selected is one the signal for selecting which'is as follows: Upon the sending of the first dash the armature of line-relay 4 will be deflected to the right, thus causing sunflower-contact 17 to close, and since the dash continues long enough for separator-relay 8 to operate a circuit will be completed from ground at 13, through battery 14, selector-contact 17, and primary selecting-relay 35, to ground at 4:1: Relay 35 being thus operated will complete the circuit through the secondary selecting-relay 42, moving the armature thereof to the position opposite that shown in the drawing. The next succeeding signal being a dot, line-relay. 4: and the sunflower escapement mechanism will be operated; but separator-relay 8 will not operate sufliciently to close a circuit through the second primary selecting-relay 36. The third signal being a dash, a circuit will be completed through primary selectingrelay 37; which in turn will close a circuit through the magnet of relay 4 t, moving the armature of said relay to the position opposite that shown in the drawing. The fourth signal being also a dash, primary selectingrelay 38 will be operated and will close the circuit through secondary selecting-relays 45, moving the armatures of said relays to the position opposite that shown in the drawin The next succeeding signal being a dot, primary selecting-relay 39 and secondary selecting-relays 46 will not be operated. By. the operation of the various secondary selecting-relays connection has been established from conductor 54 through the armature of relay 42 to conductor 59, thence through one of the contacts of said relay to conduptor 81, thence through one of the contacts of relay 44 to condoctor 89, thence through one of the contacts oi? the r1ght=hand relay 4:5 to conductor 83, and thence through one of the contacts ofthe third relay a6 to a conductor 8% and to one printing rnagnets, marked 60*, which is the particular magnet tobe selected. Upon the sending of the sixth signal, which is a'da'sh,

a circuit will he closed from ground at 56., through battery 55, sunflower-contact 22 and,

vire a, and through the conductors 59181 82 '83 eaand magnet 60?,t0' ground. Atthe'sarne- I time a. circuit will be completed from sun:

flower-contact 22 through the restoring-relay 53,,and still another eir'euit 'will be completed from. sunflower contact 221'- through spacing cut-out relay 71. These two relays, however,

' operate more sluggishly than do the printingniagnets, -and hence will not operate to restore the selecting-rcla v'sand cut out the spacingrelay until afterthemechanism'controlled by magnet is'operated. It willbe obvious that by var ations in the number and arrangeinent of the dots and dashes of. the message transmitted any desired magnet of series '60- may be selected and a circuit completedtherethrough;

It will be obvious t-hat-in'y invention is. sus-- ce pt'ible or many variations. and modifications without departing from the'principles herein set forth, and I do notlimit myself to the details of construction and arrangexncnt-of-thej parts herein illustrated and described. What I olai1n.is.--.

1. In a printing-telegraph,the comhi-nationf with an electrically-controlled sunflower having sele ctor-contacts-,'a separatonrela'y', a plurality o'f selecting-circuits controlled thereby and by said'selector-contacts, and a plurality of corresponding primary selecting-relays,- one 'for each such" circuit, of' a plurality of second.-

. ary selecting-circuits controlledby-said pri- 1 said nagnets is selectedthercb'yxf i in a printing-telegraph, the combination with an electrically controlle'd sunflower l1a-v ing selector-contacts, a separator-delay; a plurality of selecting-circuits controlled thereby" mary selecting-relays,secondary selecting-relays in said secondary selecting-oi rcuits', havi ng contacts connected intandem, each selectingrelay of each series but thelast controlling the circuits through aplurality of contacts of the next series, n'iagnets in circuit with the last."

series of secondary selecting-relay contacts, a

' restoring-relay, "a restoring-circuit operated thereby passing through said priinary selecting-relays, and a c1 rcuit connccted to the con tact of the lirstof said seriesof secondary se-.

it sting-relays and toe further contact of said sunflower, and arranged to be completed by said sunflower-contactthrough contacts of the secondary selecting-relays to wl'iicllever of and bysaid selector-contacts, and selecting mechanism control led by said-.ci'rcuits,ot print- 'i'ng meanslor eii'ecting the printing, and a- .63

minting-circu it therefor passi ng through con- I tacts, of saidselectingmechanism:and through a further contact-of said sunflower. 3. Ina priMing-telegraph, the combination with selecting means, operating'rnean'stherc for, and restoring circuit "and controlling magnet, a circuit fous'aid magnet, arranged tobe com pletcd by said selecting means u pon thetransmisslon of a predetermined message.

tion of the carriage-toward its starting-point.

a. Inga printing-telegraph, the combination with selecting means, operating means there.-

;- riage-release mechanism comprising ar'n'agnet arranged to be completed by saidlselecting means upon thetransmission of a prdeter mined .message, means actuated by said-carrragepreventing action of said restoring-circurt during motionot' the carriage toward'its starting-point, and com' prisingia contact op erated bysaid armatureaudarranged to be its starting-point,

same. and a restoring 'circuit t'orid relays ally operated carriage release mechanisrn' cuit for said magnet, arrangedto be con pleted by said selecting means upon the trans? mission of a predetermined message, means carriage toward its starting point, and com' of said carriage-release inag net, arranged to thc'carriage toward its starting- 3 mg;

(5. in a prlnting telegraph, the combinat on plurality ot'selcctingoircuits controlledthcro' by an'dby said selector-contacts, a' rliirality of corresponding primaone for eachsuch circuit, pluralityot' sccsaid selecting incans upon the transmissimrof rneans therefor, of electrically operat ed c a r Hegel-chase mechanism comprisinga release-- and controlling means therefor, of electricactuated by said carriage preventing'action of said rcstorlngcircu t'during motion 'oi' the with an electrically-Controlled sunflower hav; 1 ing se'ectorcontacts, a separator-Achy, a

"selecti ugh-clays,

and means actuated hysaid carriage prevent: rng action ot said restorin -circuitduring mo i for, and restoring-circuiaand controlling means therefor, ot elcctr cally,-operated cam and armature, and a circuitfor said magnet v 5 broken when thei'arm'ature is attracted, and another contact in the circuitofsaidcarriage .relcasemagnq i,arranged-to be broken bythe. 'carriagednring mot-ion of the, carriage toward,

5;. 1n a printing-telegraph, the combination '1 with selecting-relays, means for operat ng-the comprising, a magnet and armature, anda cir prising a contactoperated hy'said armature, I and arranged to be lmoken when the armature is attracted, and another contact in the c rcuit be broken by the carriage duringinotion of r a predetermined message, means actuated by said carriage preventing action of said restoring-circuit during motion of the carriage toward its starting-point, said carriage-release mechanism having acontact operated by said armature and arranged to be broken when the armature is attracted, and another contact in the-cireuit of said carriage-release magnet, arranged to be broken by the earriage during motion of the carriage toward its starting-point.

7 In a 1irinting-telegraph, the combinatio with selecting means, operating means therefor and means for restoring said selecting means to normal condition after operation, of electricall,\'-operated spacing means and a circuit therefor arranged to be completed by said selecting means when the latter is in normal condition, and a spacing cut-out arranged to prevent the operation of said spacing means upon the transmission of any message other than. that designed to'etl'ect the operation thereof; v

8. In a printing-telcgraph, the combination with selecting-relays, means for'operating the same and means for restoring said relays to normal condition after operation, of electrically-operated spacing means and a circuit therefor arranged to be completed through contacts of said selecting-relays when said relays are in normal condition, and a spacing cuteout arranged to prevent the operation of said spacing means upon the transmission of any message other than that designed to effect the operation thereof.

- 9. In a printing-tclcgraph, the combination with an electrically-controlled sunflower having selector-contacts, a separator-relay, a plurality of selecting-circuits controlled thereby and by said selector-contacts, selecting means controlled by said circuits, a restoring-circuit therefor, and a restoring-relay arranged to close the same upon the closing of a further contact of said sunflower, of electrically-operated spacing means and a circuit therefor, arranged to be completed by said selecting means when thelatter is in normal condition, and a spacing cut-out arranged to prevent-the operation of said spacing means upon the transmission of any message other than that designed to effect the operation thereof.

10. In a printing-telcgrapli,tlie combination with an electrically-controlled sunflower hav; ing selector-contacts, a separator-relay, aplurality of selecting-circuits controlled thereby and by said selector-contacts, a plurality of corresponding primary selecting-relays, one

for each such circuit, a plurality of secondaryselecting-relays controlled by said primary relays and having contacts connectcd jn tandem,

and means for restoring said selectingrelays' to normal condition after operation, said re-' storing means operated by a further contact of said sunflower, 'of electrically operated spacing means and a circuit therefor arranged 'to be completed through contacts of said selecting-relays when said relays are in normal condition, and a spacing cut-out arranged to prevent the operation of said spacing means upon the transmission of any message other than that designed to effect the operation thereof.

11. In a printing-telegraph,the combination with selecting means, operating means therefor, a restoring circuit for said selecting means, and a restoring-relay for closing same operated by said operating means, of electrically operated spacing means and, a circuit therefor arranged to be completed by said selecting means when the latter is in normal condition, and a spacing cut-out relay operating in conjunction with said restoring-relay and arranged to prevent the operation of said spacing means after said restoring-circuit is operated.

12. Inaprintingtelegraph,the combination with selecting means, operating means therefor, a restoring-circuit for said selecting means. and a restoring-relay for closing the same operated by said operating means, but more sluggish than said selecting means,of electrically-operated spacing means and a circuit therefor arranged to be'eompleted by said selecting means when the latter is in normal condition, a spacing cut-out relay operating in conjunction with said restoring-relay; and a circuit therefor likewise controlled by said operatingmeans,said cut-out relay being more sluggish than said selecting means, and being arranged when operated to prevent the operation of said spacing means.

13. 1naprinting-telegraph,thecombination with an electrically-controlled sunflower having selector-contacts, a separator-relay, a plurality of selecting-circuits controlled thereby and by said selector-contacts, selecting means controlled by said circuits, a restoring-circuit therefor, a restoring-relay for closing said circuit, and a circuit controlling said restoringrelay and arranged to be closed by a contact of said sunflower, said restoring-relay being more sluggish than said selecting means, of

electrically-operated spacing means and a circuit therefor, arranged to be completed by said selecting means Whenthe latter is in normal condition, and a spacing cut-out relay likewise located in the circuit controlled by said further contact. of the sunflower, said cut-out relaylikewise more sluggish than said selecting means, and arranged when operated to prevent the operation of said spacing means.

14. In a printin -telegraph, the combination with a plurality of printing devices, selecting means arranged at will to select any one of said printing devices, according. to the message transmitted, and operating means therefor,.of shift mechanism controlled like said printing devices by said selecting means and arranged. to be operated thereby upon the transmission of a predetermined message, a detent for holding the shift mechanism in its shifted position, and means for releasing the detent likewise controlled like said printing devices by said selecting means, and arranged to be operated through the operation of said selecting means upon the transmission of a predetermined release-message.

15, Inaprinting-telegrapln the combination with an electrically-controlled sunflower having selector-contacts, a separator-relay, a plurality of selecting-circuits controlled thereby and by said selector-contacts, and selecting means controlled by said circuits, of shift mechanism arranged to be operated by said selecting means when a predetermined message is transmitted, a detent for holding the shift mechanism in its shifted position, and means for releasing the detent, arranged to be operated by said selecting means upon the transmission of a release-message.

in a printing-telegraph, the combination with an electrically-controlled sunflower having selector-contaets,.a separator-relay, a plurality of selectingcircuits controlled thereby andhy said selector-contacts, a plurality of corresponding primajry selecting-relays, one for each such circuit, a plurality of secondary seiecting-relavs controlled by said prin-iary relays and having contacts connected in tandem, of shift mechanism comprising an operatingmagnet and a circuit therefor arranged to he completed through contacts of said secondary 'seiecting-relays when a predetermined message is transmitted, a detent for holding the shift mechanism in its shifted position, a magnet for releasing the detent and a circuit therefor arranged to be completed through con tacts of said secondary selecting-relays upon the transmission of a release-message.

17. In a printing-telegraph, the combination l with selecting means, and operating means therefor, of shift mechanism arranged to be operated by said selecting means when a predetermined message is transmitted, a detent for holding the shift mechanism in its shifted position, a magnet for releasing said-detect and a circuit therefor through which said magnet is operated by said selectingmeans upon .the transmission of a predetermined message, and another mechanism having an operatingmagnet connected with the circuit of the said detect-magnet, the shift mechanism having means preventingthe operation of such other mechanism when the shift mechanism is in its shifted position. 7

18. In a printing-telegrapln the combination with selecting means, (merating means therefor, shift mechanism arranged to he operated by said selecting means when a prethrtermined message is transmitted, a detent for holding the shift mechanism in its shifted position, and a magnet for releasing said detent, of spacing mechanism likewise arranged to be operated by said selecting means when a prodetermined spacing-message is transmitted, said spacing connected in circuit with the said detent-magnet, whereby the predetermined set rtive message serves for the operation either of the spacing mechanism or for the release of the detent, the shift mechof the spacing mechanism when the shift mechanism is in its shifted position.

In testimony whereof i aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. .liAhQLAY. Witnesses H. M. h/IARBLIG, (I. A. VAN BnUN'r.

mechanism comprising an opcrating-magnet,

ansmission of the same anism having means preventing the operation 

